Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Sep 16, 1997TN
TRANSFER CASE LEAKS, REPLACED TWICE. *AK
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1990 Eagle Talon complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1990 record →
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Aug 8, 1997AL
ENGINE TIMING BELT BROKE PRIOR TO RECALL; RECALL REPAIRS REFUSED. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 6, 1997UN
TRANSMISSION WAS NOT PROPERLY ENGAGING THE CORRECT GEAR IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC/POPPING OUT OF GEAR, RESULTING IN VEHICLE SKIDDING OR LOSS OF CONTROL. ALSO, LEAKY TRANSFER CASE, CAUSING 4-WHEEL LOCKUP AND REAR AXLE SHAFT FAILURE. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Aug 5, 1997FL
TRANSFER CASE LEAKING OIL. *AK
Power Train › Driveline › Driveshaft
Filed Jul 14, 1997TX
LEAK CREATED BY A DEFECTIVE DRIVESHAFT YOKE CAUSES TRANSFER CASE FLUID LEAK, RESULTING IN BEARING SEIZURE/LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
Power Train › Automatic Transmission › Lever and Linkage › Column Shift
Filed Jul 10, 1997OR
TRANSWER CASE LEAK, ALSO SEAL S LEAK. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Jun 16, 1997PA
LAP BELT ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT LATCH INTO THE BUCKLE. WHEN PUTTING IT INTO THE BUCKLE IT COMES RIGHT OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL ON BUCKLE RELEASE BUTTON WHICH THEY REPAIRED, BUT NOW THE LAP BELT WILL NOT LOCK. DEALER SAYS THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR OF LAP BELT. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineFire
Filed Jun 2, 1997PA
VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Mar 21, 199700
ENGINE TIMING GEAR FAILURE. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Feb 9, 1997CD
TIMING BELT FAILURE.
Structure › Body › Door
Filed Jul 30, 1996WA
DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE SPLIT, YOU CAN ONLY GET IN & OUT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. *SLC
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 29, 1996FL
TIMING BELT FAILED TWICE. *SD
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Apr 16, 1996IN
THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WAS REPLACED AND NOW THE SEATBELT DOESNT LATCH AT ALL. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Mar 14, 1996NY
THE RECALLED SEAT BELTS THAT ARE REPLACING THE CURRENT SEAT BELT BUCKLES DO NOT WORK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Oct 27, 1995DC
TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE, SECOND TIME LOCKING UP/DESTROYING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND CAUSING REAR AXLES TO SNAP. *DSH
Power Train › Manual Transmission
Filed Aug 11, 1995NY
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IT DROPS DOWN TO 1ST GEAR-WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF YOU ARE ON A HIGHWAY. TT
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Aug 10, 1995NY
CONSUMER HAD TRANSMISSION FIX BY DEALER A YEAR AGO BUT NOW STILL HAVING A PROBLEM WHEN DRIVING THE GEAR SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR AT 55 MPH . TT
Vehicle Speed Control
Filed Jul 24, 1995NY
CRUISE CONTROL FAILS TO DISENGAGE, ALSO VEHICLE STILL ACCELERATES WHEN CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED. *SKD
Parking Brake
Filed Jul 4, 1995OH
EMERGENCY BRAKE RETURN SPRING CORRODED, LOCKED REAR BRAKE, CAUSING BRAKE TO DRAG/ OVERHEAT AND WARPING ROTOR.
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 31, 1995IN
VEHICLES TIMING CAM BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 10MPH CAUSED CAR TO SEIZE. TT
Visibility › Windshield
Filed May 23, 1995NJ
RUBBER THAT HOLDS FRONT WINDSHIELD COMING APART; CAN HEAR WIND COMING THRU WHILE DRIVING; COULD CAUSE WINDSHIELD TO BLOW OUTWARD. TT
Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Mar 16, 1995OH
A/C COMPRESSOR DRIVE BELT FAILED AND SAWED THROUGH TIMING BELT COVER, CAUSING TIMING BELT AND CRANKSHAFT FAILURE. *SKD
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed Jan 26, 1995CA
EXCESSIVE BREAKING OF THE TIMING BELT. TT
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